The 30-year-old, who had been riding a mountain bike, was found lying on the A24, next to the Esso petrol station in Beare Green, at 1.25am on Sunday (November 9) and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

On Monday, his mother Ann Worrall wrote on Facebook: "Just to let all my friends know, my youngest son Robert was killed last night cycling to the local garage.

"We are obviously devastated.

"Live your lives strongly, with courage and love in his memory."

Ms Worrall said the family was not yet ready to say anything more about the tragedy.

However, she praised the support they have received from relatives, friends and the community.

"Thank you, everyone, for your kind thoughts," she added. "They do help to make the unbearable bearable."